Type-writing machine.



J. A. B. SMITH.

TYPE WRlTiNG MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2!. 191a.

Patented Oct. 8,191&

' 2 SHEET$SHEET 1 I INVNTOW wlmgsszs J. A. B. SMITH.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man JUNE 21. 19:5.

1,280,885. Patented Oct. 8, 1918.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

J WITNESSES 5/ 6'? J3 QWMOW W MgJ/M i w "so hit i ECiu-M JESSIE, A. E. S11E31??? OE GLEBEPEDQK, CONNECHIICUT, ASSIGHOR TO UNDER'W'OGD 'EYP'E- WRITER CQMPQKNY, L-E YORK, Y., A CGEEORATION F DELAVJARE.

TYPE NBITING MACHINE.

uZZ whom it may come e: B known thatl, JEssE A. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing in Glenbrook, in the county of F airfield and State of "Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type ll riting Machines, of 'WhlQ-l is a specification.

This invention relates to sheet-col1atiug devices for use on typewritiug ma chines, and more particularly to devices comprising wo *lcholding and eliniug studs or pins, which may be projected above the face of a shectcollating; table, to enter perforations in the work-sheets for alining or squaring them to and holding them in adjusted hichstuds may be retracted after .vorlitis adjusted. It has cen found a vmtegeous to withdraw slining studs a ter the @3665 have been adjusted thereon, thereby l unobstructed surface for the she t thus avo d ng any I e to ove tuds. A feature of the present invention relates to improved means for withdrawing the uliuiug studs. For this purpose, the studs, whi h arranged in rows adgacent the oppo e side edges of the alining hinged at the back or said table,

able, into and of operative position. A P for controlling said studs may be atto rock shaft mounted on the rear the. ollating table and haViugsuit I oper: 1" connections with the studcarri o. ey may be conveniently locatsu t the key which controls the sue. feed rolls running on the platen, thus b the operator, by single moverent of the hand, to operate both keys so as to the feed rolls to operative position 4 hold the adjusted worksheets and at the time Withdraw the aliuing studs.

.tf'L further teeth.re of the invei' tion relates to improved means for adjustin the aliuiug studs'to worksheets of different widths, or

'to cause sheets impaled on one row of studs to resiste; with sheets held on the other row of studs. For this purpose, the collating table may comprise overlapping or telescopsectious relatively adjustable lengthwise of the platen. Said sections may be mounted on a supporting her. one section having a Specification of Letters Pateht.

he following other parts of the 1- V =he sheets being or torn s table, may be iuounted on suitable carriers or Wings to swing said studs through openings provided in the- Pet-eluted 916. Serial No. 105,077..

'ports for the alining studs and the mechamsm for actuating said supports. Said su porting bar may be mounted on the platen frame to swing about the platen, whereby the collating table and its appurtenances may be swung upwardly and to one side', to permit ready access to machine. v

Other features and advantages will appear hereinafter.

In. the accompanying drawings,

- Figure 1 is a frontperspective view of the carria' e of an Underwood typewriting machine with the present invention applied thereto. v i

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the sheet-collating table, and also shows the stud-chrfyingwings or supports and the actuating mechanism therefor.

is a part sectional elevation of platen frame and ing studs being shown in operatiiu position.

Fig. is a similanujew, but with the aliniug studs the withdrawn, Fig. 5 is a part sectional plan View, showingmesns for operating the alining studs,

the studs being in operative position. 6 is a similar View, outwith the studs withdrau'o to inoperative position.

a pivot at oneend of collating table, the alin- The roller platen 10 is "m unted on a platenazgle l1, jourualed in the ends 12 and 13 of the platen frame, which also comprises an inclined paper-shelf let at the intake side of theplaten. Type-bars 15 (Fig. -l) may be operated by the usual mechanism to cause the types thereon to print at the front face of the platen. Front and rear feed rolls 16 and 17 bear against the under side of the platen and cooperate therewith to feed the work-sheets aroimd the lower side of the platen and upwardly past the printing line. The feed-roll shafts are mounted on levers l8, journaled on a rod 19. said levers being actuated by a rock shaft 20 having cams or flats operative when said shaft is rocked to spread the arms 21 oi said levers, and there by throw the feed rolls off the platen. A" teed-roll release key is connected through a link 23 too rock are: El on the shaft 20 ill) , -The feed rolls are restored to the platen by.

, hand-wheels 25 on whereby, 'when said key is depressed, the shaft 20 is rocked and the rolls 16 and 17 are moved downwardly away from the platen.

springs (not shown) when an upward pres- .gsure is applied to the key 22.

be rotated either by the The platen may the platen axle, or by the usual line-spacing mechanism.- The latter The sheet-collating table 30 may coming bar 35, which may i so' prises brackets 40 on the rise two sections 31 and 32 relatively adjustable lengthwise of the platen, to accommodate sheets of different widths, .said sections telescoping or having their inner ends overlapping at 33, the edge of the front section 32 being beveled to permit the worksheets to lie smoothly against the table without encountering a sharp edge or corner. Said sections may be mounted on a supportbe in the form of an angle bar, to which the sections 31 and 32 are secured by means of screws 36 and 37, respectively. A spacing plate 38 may be interposed between the supporting bar 35 and the table section 32, to space the latter from the supporting bar and provide a space for the inner end of the section 31. To permit adjustment of the section 31 lengthwise of the platen, said section is provided with longitudinal slots 39 to receive the screws 36', and the latter may be set up to clamp the sectlon in adjusted position. j

" The collating table is mounted on the platen frame in position to extend upwardly and real-wardly from the platen, the lower edge of the table being close to the platen a short distance above the printing line. The means for mounting said table complaten frame ends, a tie-rod 41 connecting said brackets, and a rod 42 extending between the platen frame ends. Brackets 43 supported on said-rods 41 and 42 have forwardly-extemling arms 44 on which the table-supporting bar is directly mounted. The bar 35 is connectedat one end'by a pivot screw '45 to the adjacent bracket arm 44, and its other end is provided with a hook '46 to engage a thumb screw 47 on the other arm .44. i y loosening the thumb screw '47, the supporting bar 35, with the collating table and other parts'mounted thereon, may be swung upwardly and to one side about the pivot 45, to permit access to other parts of the machine. The rod 41 may also form a support for tally-strip spools. when a tallystrip is used.

Sheet-alining and supportingstuds or pins 48 are arranged in; rows adjacent the outer edges of the collating table, and project up from the surface Eifwardly or outwardly the table to enter correspondingly positioned perforations in the work-sheets. The studs 48 are preferably formed with beads 48 of slightly greater diameter than the perforations in.theivorksheets, to prevent accidental disengagement of the sheets from the studs. These alining studs are arranged to be withdrawn after a worksheet or sheets have been arrangedthereon, to permit the sheets to be fed over the sur face of the table without obstruction.

To enable said studs to be withdrawn to inoperative position, they are mountedon swinging suppor s or wings 49, said wings being mounted on the rear face of the collating table. Said wings are provided with pivot pins 50 pivoted. in ears 51 on brackets 52 secured to the rear ,faces of the table sections 31 and By swinging the supporting wings 49 about their pivots,

the studs 48 may be projectedthrough openings 53* in the table to the operative position shown in Fig. 3, or may be withdrawn to the Fig.'

notches 57 in angle brackets 58 fixed to saidwings. When the key 54 is moved rearthe shaft 55 is rocked, causing the 56 to swing the wings 49 rearthe wardly, rock arms wardly and withdraw the studs 48 from collating table.

Th'e studs 48 may be held in operative position by holding pin 59 secured to the rock shaft 55 and seatin in a recess 60 in a bracket 61 secured to the table section 32. When the key 54 is operated to withdraw the studs 48, the elastic holdin pin 59 is rammed outwardly, sliding a on the inclined face of the recess 60 to tie Fig. 6 position. The rock shaft may be journaled in bearing blocks 62, mounted on the angle bar One or both of the rock arms 56 may be adjustable along the rock shaft 55 to positions corresponding with the adjustment of the collating table. Said rock arms may be held in adjusted position by set screws; (33. By adjusting the table section 31 len 'thwise of the platen, the distance the re -rd copies of'entries on a number of ea set the work on the machine, the platen feed rolls 16 and 17 are first cast off the platen by posite edge of the sheet does depressing the key 22. The record sheet 65 is placed on the paper-shelf 14 and moved forw and around the under side of the platen between the latter and the feed rolls, and the leading end of the sheet brought up over the sheet-collating table 30, and impaled on the studs 48 with the sheet in position to receive the first line of Writing. The nnpahng studs serve to automatically square the sheet to the Writing line and hold tion While a bill or invoice the collating sheet with a invoice sheet is also alined and held in position by the studs 48. When the Worksheets have been thus arranged, the key 22 is pushed up to return the feed rollsto holding position, as shown in Fig. 3, and the key 54 is pressed rearwardly to withdraw the iinpaling studs, to the Fig. 4 position. v The two keys may be operated'concomitantly'by a single motion of the operatofs hand. -The Work-sheets are noW free to be advanced over the table 30 by the line-spacing mechanism as the ,typeivriting proceeds.

the sheet in posi- 66 is arranged on table to overlie the original If desired, the Worksheetsmay each'be studs along one margin impaled by a roW of only, and may be of such Width that the opoppositerow of impaling studs' Thus, for example, the record sheet 65 may havea row of perforations to engage the studs at the table section 32, While the overlying invoice sheet may have perforations along its lefthand margin to receive the studs projecting from the left-hand table section 81. By adjusting the section 31, the position of the invoice sheet relative to the underlying record sheet is adjusted, as may be needed to cause the rulings on the two sheets to reg ister.

V ariations may be resorted to Within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used Without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination with a sheet-collating table, of sheet-impalingstuds arranged in rows acjacent the side edges of the table, supports'or carriers on which said studs are mounted, said carriers hinged to the rear face of said table, the latter provided with openings through which said studs may project into position to enter perforations in the margins of Work-sheets arranged on the table, and means to swing said supports to Withdraw the impaling studs to an inoperative position, said means comprising a rock shaft extending-across said table between said supports, a key to rock said shaft, and rock arms on said shaft connected to swing said supports,

- tions relatively adjustable to carbon" sheet interposed. The

not reach to the extending upwardly and carrying said table, said Jacent one end of the platen. and

rows ad'acent the sideedses of the table supports or carriers on which said studs are mounted, said carriers hinged to the rear face of said table, the latter provided with openings through which said studs may project into position to enter perforations in the margins of work-sheets arranged onthe table, and means to swing said supports-to Withdraw the impaling studs to an inoperative position, said table comprising secadjust one row of impaling studs toward and from other roW of studs' v 3. in a typewriting machine, the comloination with a roller platen. of a sheet-collating table at the delivery side of the platen in position to support the leading ends of work-sheets While the latter are on the platen in position to'be Written upon, said table comprising telescoping or overlapping secj tions relatively adjustable in adirection lengthaise of the platen, Work-sheetholding means to engage the side margins of Work-sheets on 'said table, said holding means relatively sections.

i. In typewriting machine, the combination with a roller platen, of a jsheet-collating table at the delivery side of the platen in. position to support the leading ends of Work-sheets while the latter are on. the platen in position to be written. upon, said table comprising telescoping or overlapping sections relatively adjustable in a direction lengthwise of the platen, a series of sheetholding and gaging studs on each of said sections in a position to enter perforations in the side margins of worksheets arranged on said table, said studs adjustable. with the table sections, and means to withdraw said studs as to an inoperative position.

5. In typewriting machine, t...e combination with a platen frame and a roller platen mounted "thereon,

of a Work-sheet supporting table extending upwardly from. the platen in position to support the leading" ends of Work-sheets as they are advanced beyond the printing line on the platen, said table mounted on the platen frame and having a pivotal connection therewith adjacent one end of the platen, permitting saidtahle to swing upwardly and laterally about an axis peroendicular to the platen axis.

6. In a front-strike typevriting machine, the combination with a roller platen and a platen frame, of a Worlcsupporting table the front face of the platen, and a support support extending lengthwise of the platen and having a pivotal connection with the platen frame adhaving a releasable connection with the platen frame adjustable With the table rearwardly from adjacent the opposite end of the platen, whereby said b'i' pOl't and table may be Iswung upwardly and laterally away from the platen.

7. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a rollerplaten and a platen frame, of a work-supporting table extending upwardly and rearwardly from the front face of the platen, a support carrying said table, said support extending lengthwise of the-platen and having a pivotal con nection with the platen frame adjacent one 'end of the platen, and having a releasable connection with the platen frame adjacent the opposite end of the platen, whereby said support and table may be swung upwardly and laterally away from the platen, said table comprising sections relatively adjustable lengthwise of said support, and worksheet-gaging means carried by said sections.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a roller platen and feed rolls running on said platen, of a key to throw said rolls off the platen, a sheet-collating table at the delivery side of the platen on which work-sheets may be arranged and adjusted while portions of the sheets extend around the platen in engagement with said feed rolls, alining studs arranged to enter perforations in the side margins of the worksheets-while the latter are supported on said table, and a key operable to withdraw said studs to an inoperative position, said last-mentioned key being located adjacent the platen roll release key and arranged to enable both said keys to be actuated by a single movement of the operators hand, to clamp the collated sheets by means of the rolls at their release from the studs, thereby preserving the location of the sheets obtained by the use of the studs.

from the pins,, topermit the work-sheet tobe advanced by the platen and feed-roll.

ll). In a typewriting machine, the combination with a revoluble platen and a releasable paper feed-roll to run thereon, of a sheet-collating table upstanding in front of the platen, two rows of impaling pins on said table arranged at different distances from the platen in position to enter marginal perforations along the side margin of a,

work-sheet arranged on said table, one row at each side of said collating table, said pins sufficiently near said feed-roll to permit engagement of the work-sheet simultaneously by the feed-roll and the pins, and-a key connected to means for stripping the worksheet from all of the pins in both rows simultaneously, to permit. the work-sheet to be advanced by the platen and feed-roll.

JESSE A. B. SMITH.

WVitnesses ARTHUR A. J onnsoN, EDITH B. LIBBEY. 

